Linda Fruhvirtova #179Czechia11 – 2Liudmila Samsonova #55Russia2

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The read

Samsonova has the higher ranking, the stronger serve and the better hard-court record, including a win over top-10 Marta Kostyuk last month.

• Samsonova is ranked No. 39 against Fruhvirtova's No. 181.
• Samsonova is 9-5 on hard in this window; Fruhvirtova is 7-8.
• Samsonova wins 69.8% of first-serve points on hard to Fruhvirtova's 63.3%.
• Samsonova has saved 62.5% of break points on hard; Fruhvirtova 46.3%.

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The read

Samsonova has rarely won by a wide margin recently, so six games of cover looks generous.

• Fruhvirtova has won 48.5% of her hard-court games this window.
• Four of Samsonova's last 14 hard-court matches ended 2-0.
• Samsonova's average hard-court match lasted 132 minutes.

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The read

Both players have been involved in long matches, and the combined average sits above the line.

• Samsonova's hard-court matches averaged 26 games.
• Fruhvirtova's averaged 21.9 games.
• Samsonova's hard-court matches lasted 132 minutes on average.

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The read

Samsonova's wins have usually been narrow, which helps Fruhvirtova stay within five games.

• Fruhvirtova has won 48.5% of hard-court games in this window.
• Five of Samsonova's nine hard-court wins went to a deciding set.
• Samsonova's hard-court break-point conversion is 43.6%.

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The read

Second sets in this window have generally been shorter than opening sets for both players.

• Fruhvirtova's second sets averaged 8.9 games on hard.
• Samsonova's second sets averaged 9.8 games.
• Samsonova has had only one second-set tiebreak in her last 14 hard-court matches.

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Not priced

The read

Samsonova's serve makes her the likelier player to take the opening set against a lower-ranked opponent.

• Samsonova has won the first set in 9 of her last 14 hard-court matches.
• Fruhvirtova has won the first set in 7 of her last 15 hard-court matches.
• Five of Samsonova's last 14 first sets on hard went to a tiebreak.

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The read

Most of both players' recent hard-court matches finished without a tiebreak.

• Twenty of the pair's 29 hard-court matches in this window had no tiebreak.
• Fruhvirtova has had a tiebreak in only 3 of 15 hard-court matches.
• Samsonova's hard-court matches produced a tiebreak 6 times in 14.

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The read

The pair's combined ace rate sits below the line.

• Samsonova's 48 aces came in 13 hard-court matches.
• Fruhvirtova's 46 aces came in 15 hard-court matches.
• Their combined hard-court average of about 6.8 sits below the line.

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The read

Both players double fault heavily, and the combined rate sits right at the line.

• Fruhvirtova averages 7.4 double faults per match.
• Samsonova averages 6.4 double faults per hard-court match.
• Their combined average is close to 14.